The News-Enterprise
Kentucky State Police are investigating what they believe to be a murder-suicide at a Grayson County residence.
Police responded to a shooting on Salt River Road in Leitchfield Saturday, where they found 43-year-old Troy Vincent and his wife, Jeannie, 40, dead from gunshot wounds.
According to KSP, further investigation indicated Troy Vincent shot his wife, who he was estranged from, and then turned the gun on himself.
The investigation is ongoing. Autopsies were scheduled at the Medical Examiner’s Office in Louisville.
Anyone with information pertinent to the investigation is encouraged to contact KSP at (270) 766-5078 or (800) 222-5555
Monday, June 28, 2010
La Puebla, NM: NM father, 2 sons die in apparent murder-suicide
LA PUEBLA, N.M. — New Mexico State Police are investigating the deaths of two boys and an adult in an apparent murder-suicide.
State Police Lt. Eric Garcia says two boys — ages 12 and 10 — were apparently shot with a handgun by their father, who then killed himself. Investigators say it happened Sunday or early Monday in the small community of La Puebla, about 25 miles north of Santa Fe.
The man was identified as 44-year-old Melvin Martinez, who authorities say was a state Department of Transportation employee.
Garcia says a family member alerted authorities at 2 p.m. Monday. State police are talking to relatives and neighbors to gather more information.
Investigators say the bodies were found lying on the same bed. They have been transported to the Office of the Medical Investigator in Albuquerque to determine an official cause of death.
State Police Lt. Eric Garcia says two boys — ages 12 and 10 — were apparently shot with a handgun by their father, who then killed himself. Investigators say it happened Sunday or early Monday in the small community of La Puebla, about 25 miles north of Santa Fe.
The man was identified as 44-year-old Melvin Martinez, who authorities say was a state Department of Transportation employee.
Garcia says a family member alerted authorities at 2 p.m. Monday. State police are talking to relatives and neighbors to gather more information.
Investigators say the bodies were found lying on the same bed. They have been transported to the Office of the Medical Investigator in Albuquerque to determine an official cause of death.
Rowlett, TX: Texas Judge Killed by Husband in Murder-Suicide
A Texas judge was killed by her husband in an apparent murder-suicide, the Dallas Morning News reported Monday.
Rowlett Juvenile Court Judge Belinda Loveland, 59, was found dead Sunday evening in her home. The body of her attorney husband Richard, 59, was also found.
The couple’s son called 911 after receiving a text message from his father that read “I don’t know how to tell you this, but I think I just killed your mother,” according to the paper.
Police arrived at the couple’s Rowlett, Tex., home and were unable to contact anyone inside.
“It appears that Richard Loveland shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself," the paper quoted the Rowlett Police Department as saying.
No motive for the crime has been given.
Rowlett Juvenile Court Judge Belinda Loveland, 59, was found dead Sunday evening in her home. The body of her attorney husband Richard, 59, was also found.
The couple’s son called 911 after receiving a text message from his father that read “I don’t know how to tell you this, but I think I just killed your mother,” according to the paper.
Police arrived at the couple’s Rowlett, Tex., home and were unable to contact anyone inside.
“It appears that Richard Loveland shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself," the paper quoted the Rowlett Police Department as saying.
No motive for the crime has been given.
Long Branch, NJ: Long Branch man, 34, admits fatally strangling girlfriend during argument
By MICHELLE SAHN
STAFF WRITER
A Long Branch man admitted he strangled his girlfriend during an argument in their city home last year.
Noel Montes Lopez, 34, of Westbourne Avenue, pleaded guilty on Thursday to an accusation charging him with aggravated manslaughter, said First Assistant Monmouth County Prosecutor Peter E. Warshaw Jr.
In entering his guilty plea, before state Superior Court Judge Thomas F. Scully, sitting in Freehold, Montes Lopez admitted that he and his 33-year-old girlfriend, Yesenia Hernandez Osorio, argued on April 5, 2009, and then he struck her and strangled her.
At his Sept. 17 sentencing, Assistant Monmouth County Prosecutor Julia Alonso will ask the judge to give the city man a 12-year prison term.
Jeffrey Coghlan, of the Monmouth County public defender's office, represented Montes Lopez
STAFF WRITER
A Long Branch man admitted he strangled his girlfriend during an argument in their city home last year.
Noel Montes Lopez, 34, of Westbourne Avenue, pleaded guilty on Thursday to an accusation charging him with aggravated manslaughter, said First Assistant Monmouth County Prosecutor Peter E. Warshaw Jr.
In entering his guilty plea, before state Superior Court Judge Thomas F. Scully, sitting in Freehold, Montes Lopez admitted that he and his 33-year-old girlfriend, Yesenia Hernandez Osorio, argued on April 5, 2009, and then he struck her and strangled her.
At his Sept. 17 sentencing, Assistant Monmouth County Prosecutor Julia Alonso will ask the judge to give the city man a 12-year prison term.
Jeffrey Coghlan, of the Monmouth County public defender's office, represented Montes Lopez
Flat Rock, AL: Police: Depression cause of murder-suicide
By Mark Harrison
The Times-Journal
Published June 28, 2010
A 29-year-old Flat Rock woman who shot and killed her 9-month old daughter and then killed herself apparently suffered from untreated depression, authorities said.
The names of the mother and daughter still haven’t been officially released, but family members identified the woman as Celeste Williams Patterson and the baby as Leigh Ann Patterson, according to WAFF.
Reports show Patterson and her child were living with the child’s father in Etowah County until last week, but after a series of domestic disputes, Patterson moved in with her mother in Flat Rock.
The incident happened in the backyard of Patterson’s mother’s home on Jackson County Road 705, around 9 p.m. Thursday, when Patterson shot her infant daughter with a high-powered rifle, then turned the weapon on herself.
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Chuck Phillips said it appears the woman was in the middle of a divorce and feared the child would be taken away from her. He said she apparently suffered from some type of depression. He said there is no indication the woman was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the incident.
“We think mentally it disturbed her to the point she couldn’t live anymore,” Phillips said.
The Times-Journal
Published June 28, 2010
A 29-year-old Flat Rock woman who shot and killed her 9-month old daughter and then killed herself apparently suffered from untreated depression, authorities said.
The names of the mother and daughter still haven’t been officially released, but family members identified the woman as Celeste Williams Patterson and the baby as Leigh Ann Patterson, according to WAFF.
Reports show Patterson and her child were living with the child’s father in Etowah County until last week, but after a series of domestic disputes, Patterson moved in with her mother in Flat Rock.
The incident happened in the backyard of Patterson’s mother’s home on Jackson County Road 705, around 9 p.m. Thursday, when Patterson shot her infant daughter with a high-powered rifle, then turned the weapon on herself.
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Chuck Phillips said it appears the woman was in the middle of a divorce and feared the child would be taken away from her. He said she apparently suffered from some type of depression. He said there is no indication the woman was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the incident.
“We think mentally it disturbed her to the point she couldn’t live anymore,” Phillips said.
Santa Barbara, CA: SBSO Calling SY Incident Murder Suicide
updated: Jun 28, 2010, 3:18 PM
Source: SBSO
Santa Barbara--Santa Barbara Sheriff's Detectives are investigating the discovery of two bodies in a Santa Ynez Valley home as an apparent murder-suicide. Members of the Sheriff's Special Enforcement Team discovered Guy Sydney Erway Jr. (DOB 10/25/61) and his wife, Ruth Jochum Erway (DOB 1/12/68) inside the couple's home on Friday, June 25, 2010.
Although it appears Mr. Erway shot Mrs. Erway before shooting himself, this case is still considered open as Sheriff's Detectives continue to gather facts in their investigation. The Sheriff's Coroner's Bureau is expected to perform autopsies on both bodies this week.
The original News Release from Friday, June 25, 2010 is shown below.
Man and Woman Found Dead in Santa Ynez Residence Sheriff's Office Releases Identities of Couple
Santa Barbara-The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office has identified the couple found dead in a Santa Ynez residence as Guy Sydney Erway Jr. (DOB 10/25/61) and Ruth Jochum Erway (DOB 1/12/68).
At approximately 11:02am on Friday, June 25, 2010, Sheriff's Dispatchers received a report of a verbal argument occurring at a home at 3440 Manzana Street in Santa Ynez. Shortly after, the Sheriff's Dispatchers received information that gunfire was heard inside the private residence.
Sheriff's Deputies attempted, but were unable, to make contact with anyone inside the home located near the end of a cul-de-sac. Deputies immediately formed a perimeter around the home and closed off nearby streets before summoning the Sheriff's Special Enforcement Team, better known as S-E-T or the SWAT Team.
Homes in the immediate area were evacuated as the Sheriff's Office made repeated attempts to contact anyone inside the home. Members of S.E.T. eventually entered the residence where they discovered the deceased married couple shortly after 1:15pm.
Sheriff's Detectives and the Sheriff's Forensics Team gathered evidence through much of the day. The Sheriff's Coroner's Bureau removed the bodies this evening. Earlier in the day, Animal Control removed two dogs from the residence that did not appear to be harmed.
The Sheriff's Coroner's Bureau will continue to work on the couple's cause of death, while Sheriff's Detectives investigate the circumstances of the incident. If any more information becomes available, it will be released on the Sheriff's News Line at (805) 681-4138.
Source: SBSO
Santa Barbara--Santa Barbara Sheriff's Detectives are investigating the discovery of two bodies in a Santa Ynez Valley home as an apparent murder-suicide. Members of the Sheriff's Special Enforcement Team discovered Guy Sydney Erway Jr. (DOB 10/25/61) and his wife, Ruth Jochum Erway (DOB 1/12/68) inside the couple's home on Friday, June 25, 2010.
Although it appears Mr. Erway shot Mrs. Erway before shooting himself, this case is still considered open as Sheriff's Detectives continue to gather facts in their investigation. The Sheriff's Coroner's Bureau is expected to perform autopsies on both bodies this week.
The original News Release from Friday, June 25, 2010 is shown below.
Man and Woman Found Dead in Santa Ynez Residence Sheriff's Office Releases Identities of Couple
Santa Barbara-The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office has identified the couple found dead in a Santa Ynez residence as Guy Sydney Erway Jr. (DOB 10/25/61) and Ruth Jochum Erway (DOB 1/12/68).
At approximately 11:02am on Friday, June 25, 2010, Sheriff's Dispatchers received a report of a verbal argument occurring at a home at 3440 Manzana Street in Santa Ynez. Shortly after, the Sheriff's Dispatchers received information that gunfire was heard inside the private residence.
Sheriff's Deputies attempted, but were unable, to make contact with anyone inside the home located near the end of a cul-de-sac. Deputies immediately formed a perimeter around the home and closed off nearby streets before summoning the Sheriff's Special Enforcement Team, better known as S-E-T or the SWAT Team.
Homes in the immediate area were evacuated as the Sheriff's Office made repeated attempts to contact anyone inside the home. Members of S.E.T. eventually entered the residence where they discovered the deceased married couple shortly after 1:15pm.
Sheriff's Detectives and the Sheriff's Forensics Team gathered evidence through much of the day. The Sheriff's Coroner's Bureau removed the bodies this evening. Earlier in the day, Animal Control removed two dogs from the residence that did not appear to be harmed.
The Sheriff's Coroner's Bureau will continue to work on the couple's cause of death, while Sheriff's Detectives investigate the circumstances of the incident. If any more information becomes available, it will be released on the Sheriff's News Line at (805) 681-4138.
Crown Heights, NY: Two Bodies Found; Murder-Suicide Is Suspected
Police responding to a call about an unconscious woman in Crown Heights early Sunday morning found what appeared to be a murder-suicide, police said.
Rose Limada, 51 years old, was "unconscious and unresponsive," police said.
Kenneth Hines, 46 years old, appeared to have hanged himself.
A Police Department source said officers weren't sure what killed Ms. Limada.
The city's medical examiner is investigating the deaths, police said.
—Andrew Grossman
Rose Limada, 51 years old, was "unconscious and unresponsive," police said.
Kenneth Hines, 46 years old, appeared to have hanged himself.
A Police Department source said officers weren't sure what killed Ms. Limada.
The city's medical examiner is investigating the deaths, police said.
—Andrew Grossman
Orlando, FL: Man gets 45 years for Orlando bra strangling
http://www.orlandosentinel.com
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A central Florida man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for strangling his girlfriend with her bra.
A judge sentenced 38-year-old Abdullah Aziz Khalig on Monday. He pleaded guilty last week to second-degree murder. He had initially been charged with first-degree murder.
Authorities say Khalig's girlfriend, 49-year-old Lolitta L. Flores, was found strangled at her Orlando apartment in March 2009. She had last been seen a few weeks earlier, and police found the body after receiving a tip from a friend of Khalig.
When Flores was killed, Khalig had just completed a sentence for an earlier attack on her.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A central Florida man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for strangling his girlfriend with her bra.
A judge sentenced 38-year-old Abdullah Aziz Khalig on Monday. He pleaded guilty last week to second-degree murder. He had initially been charged with first-degree murder.
Authorities say Khalig's girlfriend, 49-year-old Lolitta L. Flores, was found strangled at her Orlando apartment in March 2009. She had last been seen a few weeks earlier, and police found the body after receiving a tip from a friend of Khalig.
When Flores was killed, Khalig had just completed a sentence for an earlier attack on her.
Pendleton, SC: Anderson Co. Sheriff's Office Investigating Murder-Suicide
By wspa.com staff
Published: June 27, 2010
Updated: June 28, 2010 - 12:41 PM
PENDLETON, S.C. --
The Anderson County Sheriff's Office is investigating an apparent murder-suicide.
Deputies responded to 200 Sleepy Hollow Road in Pendleton early Saturday morning. When deputies arrived they found 2 people dead on the kitchen floor, one male and one female.
Anderson County deputy coroner Charlie Boseman says the female victim was 46-year-old Kathy Valkenburg.
Valkenburg at at the incident address. The male's identity hasn't been released at this point.
The Coroner's office says Valkenburg and a friend were inside the home when a man came in the home.
Boseman says the male shot Valkenburg and the friend of Kathy left the residence jumped the fence and went to the next door neighbors home to call 911.
The coroner says the man victim turned the gun on himself.
Published: June 27, 2010
Updated: June 28, 2010 - 12:41 PM
PENDLETON, S.C. --
The Anderson County Sheriff's Office is investigating an apparent murder-suicide.
Deputies responded to 200 Sleepy Hollow Road in Pendleton early Saturday morning. When deputies arrived they found 2 people dead on the kitchen floor, one male and one female.
Anderson County deputy coroner Charlie Boseman says the female victim was 46-year-old Kathy Valkenburg.
Valkenburg at at the incident address. The male's identity hasn't been released at this point.
The Coroner's office says Valkenburg and a friend were inside the home when a man came in the home.
Boseman says the male shot Valkenburg and the friend of Kathy left the residence jumped the fence and went to the next door neighbors home to call 911.
The coroner says the man victim turned the gun on himself.
Tacoma, WA: Police investigate apparent murder-suicide
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TACOMA, Wash. -- Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in north Tacoma.
Police Capt. Mike Ake says officers found a 37-year-old woman shot to death and a seriously wounded 43-year-old man at a home Sunday morning.
The man was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital.
He says the two were a couple and that the woman was two months pregnant.
A roommate of the couple heard a shot and found the bodies when he went to investigate.
No other details were immediately available and it wasn't clear which of the two did the shooting.
TACOMA, Wash. -- Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in north Tacoma.
Police Capt. Mike Ake says officers found a 37-year-old woman shot to death and a seriously wounded 43-year-old man at a home Sunday morning.
The man was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital.
He says the two were a couple and that the woman was two months pregnant.
A roommate of the couple heard a shot and found the bodies when he went to investigate.
No other details were immediately available and it wasn't clear which of the two did the shooting.
St. Louis, IL: Highway Horror: Boyfriend Murders Fleeing Girlfriend in Traffic, Kills Himself
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ST. LOUIS, Ill. (CBS/WBBM) A woman hemorrhaging from a gunshot wound staggered to dozens of cars in the heat of mid-day Father's Day traffic pleading for help, while her boyfriend trailed behind before finally shooting her in the head, then turning the gun on himself, said CBS affiliate WBBM.
Tommie Hill of East St. Louis, Ill. shot and killed girlfriend Ashley Oliver of Chaokia, Ill. on Interstate 64, 50 feet away from his 7-year-old daughter, reported the station. Hill's daughter was unharmed and is now in the custody of her mother.
At approximately 2 p.m. Sunday, June 20, police began receiving calls from witnesses reporting the fatal shooting. According to eyewitnesses an injured Oliver leapt from the car, which police believe may have still been in motion, and starting running to northbound cars on the freeway, Sgt. Dave Wasmuth told WBBM.
WBBM. Oliver pounded on windows--begging for help. Hill closed in on Oliver and pulled the semiautomatic gun from his pants, shooting Oliver in the head before pointing the gun to his own head and pulling the trigger, said the station.
Oliver, 25, was rushed to a hospital in East St. Louis where she was pronounced dead. Hill, also 25, died on the pavement.
According to WBBM, an autopsy indicated that Oliver was shot three times: once in the right side of her neck, once in her right shoulder, and the final shot on the right side of her temple.
Scott Cross, 38, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch he attempted to help Oliver, "until he saw that gun."
What led to the horrific scene on Illinois Interstate 64 remains unsolved.
Tyrone Cameron, Hill's uncle, told authorities that he spoke to Hill about an hour before the incident, but nothing in his conversation with Hill alluded to what transpired. Cameron told the Post-Dispatch that the couple "had their ups and downs, but I never thought it would come to this."
ST. LOUIS, Ill. (CBS/WBBM) A woman hemorrhaging from a gunshot wound staggered to dozens of cars in the heat of mid-day Father's Day traffic pleading for help, while her boyfriend trailed behind before finally shooting her in the head, then turning the gun on himself, said CBS affiliate WBBM.
Tommie Hill of East St. Louis, Ill. shot and killed girlfriend Ashley Oliver of Chaokia, Ill. on Interstate 64, 50 feet away from his 7-year-old daughter, reported the station. Hill's daughter was unharmed and is now in the custody of her mother.
At approximately 2 p.m. Sunday, June 20, police began receiving calls from witnesses reporting the fatal shooting. According to eyewitnesses an injured Oliver leapt from the car, which police believe may have still been in motion, and starting running to northbound cars on the freeway, Sgt. Dave Wasmuth told WBBM.
WBBM. Oliver pounded on windows--begging for help. Hill closed in on Oliver and pulled the semiautomatic gun from his pants, shooting Oliver in the head before pointing the gun to his own head and pulling the trigger, said the station.
Oliver, 25, was rushed to a hospital in East St. Louis where she was pronounced dead. Hill, also 25, died on the pavement.
According to WBBM, an autopsy indicated that Oliver was shot three times: once in the right side of her neck, once in her right shoulder, and the final shot on the right side of her temple.
Scott Cross, 38, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch he attempted to help Oliver, "until he saw that gun."
What led to the horrific scene on Illinois Interstate 64 remains unsolved.
Tyrone Cameron, Hill's uncle, told authorities that he spoke to Hill about an hour before the incident, but nothing in his conversation with Hill alluded to what transpired. Cameron told the Post-Dispatch that the couple "had their ups and downs, but I never thought it would come to this."
Denville, NJ: Local tip leads authorities to find ex-husband of slain Denville woman in Washington state
Published: Friday, June 25, 2010, 4:00 PM Updated: Friday, June 25, 2010, 8:57 PM
Victoria St. Martin/The Star-Ledger
DENVILLE — Morris County authorities said today a local tip led to the arrest of Anthony Novellino at a Washington State motel, six days after his ex-wife was found stabbed to death in her Denville home.
Judith Novellino, 62, a teacher at Morris Catholic High School, was stabbed more than 80 times, authorities have said. Anthony Novellino has been named as a "person of interest" in her slaying, but has not been charged.
Novellino, 63, is charged, however, with threatening his ex-wife's attorney, and is awaiting extradition to New Jersey.
Authorities say the Denville man, who drove the two-day trip to Washington state, had been difficult to track. After receiving the tip, investigators later found Novellino's Miata convertible outside the motel in Washington.
“I will tell you that this was a little bit of a stubborn individual to track,” said Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi. “This was not an easy, typical scenario.”
When deputies from the U.S. Marshal’s Office knocked on the motel room door, Novellino, did not answer, authorities said. Investigators forced their way into his room around 6 p.m. Thursday and found Novellino sitting inside, authorities said.
Bianchi said Novellino is being held in Pierce County. At a press conference today Bianchi would not elaborate on the investigation into Judith Novellino's death, saying that it was ongoing.
ED MURRAY/THE STAR-LEDGER
Morris County Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi held a press conference regarding the capture of Anthony Novellino in Washington state. U.S. Marshal District of New Jersey Marshall James Plousis looks over his shoulder.
Novellino was arrested on a warrant issued out of Boonton Township for terroristic threats that were allegedly made against Judith Novellino’s former divorce attorney.
Authorities said Novellino threatened to kill the attorney and said “I will get even with you and you will pay,” according to the criminal complaint filed Sunday. The Novellinos divorced earlier this month.
Bianchi said investigators wanted to ensure that Novellino, whom they believe has ties to Washington state, did not cross the border. He said once Morris County authorities received information on his whereabouts, officers used old-fashioned police work and searched hotels and motels for Novellino’s car.
Bianchi said an update on the homicide case could come sometime this weekend.
News of the arrest spread quickly in Denville. At the Cornerstone Café, a popular restaurant in the township’s Indian Lake neighborhood, diners were curious about the details of Novellino’s capture.
By noon today, a handout attached to the restaurant’s sandwich board that had advertised Novellino's fugitive status was replaced by sheets that trumpeted the man's arrest.
“I’d say it’s about time (Novellino was apprehended),” restaurant worker John Dellorso said.
Cornerstone owner Allen Wilson said he was “glad” Novellino was in custody, adding that the man would often harass his customers.
“It seemed like he was hostile to the world,” he said.
Judith Novellino's funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Parsippany’s St. Ann Church, on Smith Road.
Photo courtesy of motel
Exterior of the Motel Puyallup in Puyallup, Washington where Anthony Novellino was staying when he was arrested. His former wife Judith Novellino was found stabbed to death last week.
Victoria St. Martin/The Star-Ledger
DENVILLE — Morris County authorities said today a local tip led to the arrest of Anthony Novellino at a Washington State motel, six days after his ex-wife was found stabbed to death in her Denville home.
Judith Novellino, 62, a teacher at Morris Catholic High School, was stabbed more than 80 times, authorities have said. Anthony Novellino has been named as a "person of interest" in her slaying, but has not been charged.
Novellino, 63, is charged, however, with threatening his ex-wife's attorney, and is awaiting extradition to New Jersey.
Authorities say the Denville man, who drove the two-day trip to Washington state, had been difficult to track. After receiving the tip, investigators later found Novellino's Miata convertible outside the motel in Washington.
“I will tell you that this was a little bit of a stubborn individual to track,” said Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi. “This was not an easy, typical scenario.”
When deputies from the U.S. Marshal’s Office knocked on the motel room door, Novellino, did not answer, authorities said. Investigators forced their way into his room around 6 p.m. Thursday and found Novellino sitting inside, authorities said.
Bianchi said Novellino is being held in Pierce County. At a press conference today Bianchi would not elaborate on the investigation into Judith Novellino's death, saying that it was ongoing.
ED MURRAY/THE STAR-LEDGER
Morris County Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi held a press conference regarding the capture of Anthony Novellino in Washington state. U.S. Marshal District of New Jersey Marshall James Plousis looks over his shoulder.
Novellino was arrested on a warrant issued out of Boonton Township for terroristic threats that were allegedly made against Judith Novellino’s former divorce attorney.
Authorities said Novellino threatened to kill the attorney and said “I will get even with you and you will pay,” according to the criminal complaint filed Sunday. The Novellinos divorced earlier this month.
Bianchi said investigators wanted to ensure that Novellino, whom they believe has ties to Washington state, did not cross the border. He said once Morris County authorities received information on his whereabouts, officers used old-fashioned police work and searched hotels and motels for Novellino’s car.
Bianchi said an update on the homicide case could come sometime this weekend.
News of the arrest spread quickly in Denville. At the Cornerstone Café, a popular restaurant in the township’s Indian Lake neighborhood, diners were curious about the details of Novellino’s capture.
By noon today, a handout attached to the restaurant’s sandwich board that had advertised Novellino's fugitive status was replaced by sheets that trumpeted the man's arrest.
“I’d say it’s about time (Novellino was apprehended),” restaurant worker John Dellorso said.
Cornerstone owner Allen Wilson said he was “glad” Novellino was in custody, adding that the man would often harass his customers.
“It seemed like he was hostile to the world,” he said.
Judith Novellino's funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Parsippany’s St. Ann Church, on Smith Road.
Photo courtesy of motel
Exterior of the Motel Puyallup in Puyallup, Washington where Anthony Novellino was staying when he was arrested. His former wife Judith Novellino was found stabbed to death last week.
Dayton, OH: Man faces charges in shooting death of ex-girlfriend
By Darren Tandy @ June 28, 2010 4:54 PM
DAYTON, Ohio (Dayton Daily News) -- The sole suspect in the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend has been charged with her murder.
The Montgomery County Prosecutor's Office filed the charges against Damien Brown Monday afternoon. He faces one count of murder, two counts of felonious assault and a weapons charge in the Friday shooting death of Marquita Brown.
Damien Brown, 26, had been held in the Montgomery County Jail over the weekend after his arrest on a probation violation by U.S. Marshals.
It was that warrant U.S. marshals arrested him on around 11 a.m. Friday, some five hours after Ms. Brown was found dead by her 5-year-old son in the upstairs bedroom of her apartment at 4646 Midway.
The child called 911 and identified Damien Brown as the person who shot his mother.
DAYTON, Ohio (Dayton Daily News) -- The sole suspect in the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend has been charged with her murder.
The Montgomery County Prosecutor's Office filed the charges against Damien Brown Monday afternoon. He faces one count of murder, two counts of felonious assault and a weapons charge in the Friday shooting death of Marquita Brown.
Damien Brown, 26, had been held in the Montgomery County Jail over the weekend after his arrest on a probation violation by U.S. Marshals.
It was that warrant U.S. marshals arrested him on around 11 a.m. Friday, some five hours after Ms. Brown was found dead by her 5-year-old son in the upstairs bedroom of her apartment at 4646 Midway.
The child called 911 and identified Damien Brown as the person who shot his mother.
Exeter, NH: Autopsies detail apparent murder-suicide in Exeter
By JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent
EXETER – A couple found dead in an apparent murder-suicide inside their mobile home died of gunshot wounds, the attorney general's office said Monday afternoon.
Results from autopsies performed earlier Monday showed that William G. Burke Sr., 67, died of a single gunshot wound to the head while his wife, Judith 66, suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the chest that entered through her abdomen, according to the findings by State Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie Duval.
The manner of the deaths is still pending and the case remains under investigation.
The Burkes were discovered dead by their son inside their mobile home at 33 Hayes Park Saturday afternoon.
A neighbor said their son, William, hadn't heard from them in about a week so he stopped by to check on them.
Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Agati said he couldn't comment on statements from neighbors who said the couple had experienced health issues. He said he hoped that the autopsy would reveal whether they had health problems.
Agati said investigators still believed that the deaths resulted from an apparent murder-suicide.
Rita Hutchinson, a neighbor across the street, had just arrived home from grocery shopping Saturday afternoon when she saw the Burkes' son screaming after finding his parents.
"I immediately went over there," said Hutchinson, who didn't know the Burkes too well but had been told by William Burke Sr. that he and his wife had suffered from some health issues.
Hutchinson was handed the phone and stayed on the line with a 911 dispatcher until police and emergency personnel arrived at the house where the couple's cream-colored PT Cruiser still sits in the driveway and two metal chairs still sat together Monday facing the flowers on the porch.
Union Leader Correspondent
EXETER – A couple found dead in an apparent murder-suicide inside their mobile home died of gunshot wounds, the attorney general's office said Monday afternoon.
Results from autopsies performed earlier Monday showed that William G. Burke Sr., 67, died of a single gunshot wound to the head while his wife, Judith 66, suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the chest that entered through her abdomen, according to the findings by State Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie Duval.
The manner of the deaths is still pending and the case remains under investigation.
The Burkes were discovered dead by their son inside their mobile home at 33 Hayes Park Saturday afternoon.
A neighbor said their son, William, hadn't heard from them in about a week so he stopped by to check on them.
Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Agati said he couldn't comment on statements from neighbors who said the couple had experienced health issues. He said he hoped that the autopsy would reveal whether they had health problems.
Agati said investigators still believed that the deaths resulted from an apparent murder-suicide.
Rita Hutchinson, a neighbor across the street, had just arrived home from grocery shopping Saturday afternoon when she saw the Burkes' son screaming after finding his parents.
"I immediately went over there," said Hutchinson, who didn't know the Burkes too well but had been told by William Burke Sr. that he and his wife had suffered from some health issues.
Hutchinson was handed the phone and stayed on the line with a 911 dispatcher until police and emergency personnel arrived at the house where the couple's cream-colored PT Cruiser still sits in the driveway and two metal chairs still sat together Monday facing the flowers on the porch.
Brooklyn, NY: Couple found dead in Brooklyn home
BY Kate Nocera, Sam Levin and John Lauinger
DAILY NEWS WRITERS
Monday, June 28th 2010, 4:00 AM
COPS ARE investigating the apparent murder-suicide of a Brooklyn couple whose bodies were found early yesterday by the dead man's son, police and neighbors said.
Investigators believe Kenneth Hines, 46, killed his wife, Rose Limada, 51, and then hanged himself with wire in their Weeksville apartment, police sources said.
Limada's body, found in her bed, bore obvious signs of trauma, the sources said.
The bodies of both husband and wife will be examined by the medical examiner today to determine whether autopsies are necessary.
Neighbors said they heard screaming and a thumping sound during the night, but the man's son made the only 911 call received, police said.
After cops arrived at the tragic scene on Sterling Place shortly before 4 a.m., the couple's family was huddled in a building stairwell.
A woman who identified herself as Limada's daughter was wailing hysterically.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/06/28/2010-06-28_couple_found_dead_in_bklyn_home.html?print=1&page=all#ixzz0sCB4ABYz
DAILY NEWS WRITERS
Monday, June 28th 2010, 4:00 AM
COPS ARE investigating the apparent murder-suicide of a Brooklyn couple whose bodies were found early yesterday by the dead man's son, police and neighbors said.
Investigators believe Kenneth Hines, 46, killed his wife, Rose Limada, 51, and then hanged himself with wire in their Weeksville apartment, police sources said.
Limada's body, found in her bed, bore obvious signs of trauma, the sources said.
The bodies of both husband and wife will be examined by the medical examiner today to determine whether autopsies are necessary.
Neighbors said they heard screaming and a thumping sound during the night, but the man's son made the only 911 call received, police said.
After cops arrived at the tragic scene on Sterling Place shortly before 4 a.m., the couple's family was huddled in a building stairwell.
A woman who identified herself as Limada's daughter was wailing hysterically.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/06/28/2010-06-28_couple_found_dead_in_bklyn_home.html?print=1&page=all#ixzz0sCB4ABYz
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Cathy's been on Vacation
I took the week off from murder, mayhem and bullys.
I feel much better now and will return to blogging in the next few days.
After a year and a half of collecting these horrible, nightmare-ish articles, I needed a break.
Cathy Church
I feel much better now and will return to blogging in the next few days.
After a year and a half of collecting these horrible, nightmare-ish articles, I needed a break.
Cathy Church
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Saginaw, MI: Saginaw County prosecutor won't charge girlfriend for strangling James Township man
Published: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 1:50 PM
Police say Michael A. Smith, 41, broke into the bathroom of his home at 5120 Stroebel in James Township, where his girlfriend, Misty Harris, 34, was hiding during an altercation Sept. 1, 2009. Once inside a struggle ensued and Harris strangled Smith with the cord of a hairdryer.
JAMES TWP. — Misty A. Harris, 34, spent several days in jail after she strangled her boyfriend, Michael A. Smith, with a hairdryer cord last September, but she won’t be charged with any crimes, Saginaw County Prosecutor Michael D. Thomas says.
Thomas declared Smith’s death a justified homicide, saying Harris was threatened and frightened for her life.
“There was a kicked-out and broken-down door, she had bruises and cuts on her body, and she was naked,” Thomas said. “All I can tell you is what her explanation was as to why she strangled him and where it happened, and that’s exactly what the evidence supports.
“We found nothing in the investigation that led us to conclude that the original victim, the woman who defended herself and strangled the decedent ... should be charged with any type of criminal homicide.”
Thomas said Harris was staying with Smith, 41, of James Township, who according to state police toxicology reports had amphetamines and Lorazepam, an anxiety medication, in his system at the time of his death. Harris attempted to leave the home after Smith assaulted her, investigators said.
“She ran out of the house,” Thomas said. “He ran after her. He physically ripped all of her clothes off of her outside and dragged her by her hair back into the house and continued to assault her.”
Back inside Smith’s rental home at 5120 Stroebel in James Township, Harris took refuge in the bathroom.
“He broke a hole through the door and was able to get into the bathroom to continue the assault,” Thomas said. “And she grabbed a hairdryer cord ... put it around his neck and strangled him until he quit fighting, and that’s where he died.”
Harris ran, bloodied and naked, into the street, where two passersby stopped to help.
The Saginaw News couldn’t reach Harris or family members of Smith for comment.
Since this article was published, Hannah Smith, 15, of Saginaw Township, Michael Smith's daughter, said "it doesn't add up" and she disputes the prosecutor's decision.
She said she is meeting with investigators to review the case file and evidence next week.
Thomas said Smith has a documented history of violence, and on the day Harris killed him, he was facing a third-offense domestic violence charge stemming from an alleged assault against Harris in April 2009.
The state offender website, which tracks felons up to three years after their release or completion of parole, lists Smith as a habitual felon. His record indicates he was sentenced for two breaking and entering charges in 1991, first-degree retail fraud in 2000 and two instances of check fraud in 2003.
Harris’ ex-husband, Michael J. Kowalski II, sought and received a one-year personal protection order against Harris on Oct. 27, 2008 through the Saginaw County Probate Court. Saginaw County courthouse officials said they could find no criminal records for Harris.
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Police say Michael A. Smith, 41, broke into the bathroom of his home at 5120 Stroebel in James Township, where his girlfriend, Misty Harris, 34, was hiding during an altercation Sept. 1, 2009. Once inside a struggle ensued and Harris strangled Smith with the cord of a hairdryer.
JAMES TWP. — Misty A. Harris, 34, spent several days in jail after she strangled her boyfriend, Michael A. Smith, with a hairdryer cord last September, but she won’t be charged with any crimes, Saginaw County Prosecutor Michael D. Thomas says.
Thomas declared Smith’s death a justified homicide, saying Harris was threatened and frightened for her life.
“There was a kicked-out and broken-down door, she had bruises and cuts on her body, and she was naked,” Thomas said. “All I can tell you is what her explanation was as to why she strangled him and where it happened, and that’s exactly what the evidence supports.
“We found nothing in the investigation that led us to conclude that the original victim, the woman who defended herself and strangled the decedent ... should be charged with any type of criminal homicide.”
Thomas said Harris was staying with Smith, 41, of James Township, who according to state police toxicology reports had amphetamines and Lorazepam, an anxiety medication, in his system at the time of his death. Harris attempted to leave the home after Smith assaulted her, investigators said.
“She ran out of the house,” Thomas said. “He ran after her. He physically ripped all of her clothes off of her outside and dragged her by her hair back into the house and continued to assault her.”
Back inside Smith’s rental home at 5120 Stroebel in James Township, Harris took refuge in the bathroom.
“He broke a hole through the door and was able to get into the bathroom to continue the assault,” Thomas said. “And she grabbed a hairdryer cord ... put it around his neck and strangled him until he quit fighting, and that’s where he died.”
Harris ran, bloodied and naked, into the street, where two passersby stopped to help.
The Saginaw News couldn’t reach Harris or family members of Smith for comment.
Since this article was published, Hannah Smith, 15, of Saginaw Township, Michael Smith's daughter, said "it doesn't add up" and she disputes the prosecutor's decision.
She said she is meeting with investigators to review the case file and evidence next week.
Thomas said Smith has a documented history of violence, and on the day Harris killed him, he was facing a third-offense domestic violence charge stemming from an alleged assault against Harris in April 2009.
The state offender website, which tracks felons up to three years after their release or completion of parole, lists Smith as a habitual felon. His record indicates he was sentenced for two breaking and entering charges in 1991, first-degree retail fraud in 2000 and two instances of check fraud in 2003.
Harris’ ex-husband, Michael J. Kowalski II, sought and received a one-year personal protection order against Harris on Oct. 27, 2008 through the Saginaw County Probate Court. Saginaw County courthouse officials said they could find no criminal records for Harris.
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Muskogee, OK: Deaths officially ruled murder-suicide
The deaths of Amy Vazquez, 35, of Fort Gibson and Rodrigo Mejia-Mejia, 55, of Muskogee were officially declared murder-suicide Thursday.
Sheriff’s Investigator Faye Banks said all evidence points to Mejia-Mejia shooting Vazquez Wednesday while he was sitting in the passenger seat of her vehicle.
A witness had seen them arguing 15 minutes before their bodies were discovered, Banks said.
She was standing near him in the edge of a corn field on West 40th Street North, 7/10 of a mile west of North Main Street, when the shooting took place, Banks said.
The gun that killed the couple, who allegedly were dating, was found under Mejia-Mejia, and “two spent shells” were found at the scene, said Muskogee County District Attorney Investigator Richard Slader. “It is a closed case.”
Vazquez and Mejia-Mejia had been shot in the head.
Sheriff’s Investigator Faye Banks said all evidence points to Mejia-Mejia shooting Vazquez Wednesday while he was sitting in the passenger seat of her vehicle.
A witness had seen them arguing 15 minutes before their bodies were discovered, Banks said.
She was standing near him in the edge of a corn field on West 40th Street North, 7/10 of a mile west of North Main Street, when the shooting took place, Banks said.
The gun that killed the couple, who allegedly were dating, was found under Mejia-Mejia, and “two spent shells” were found at the scene, said Muskogee County District Attorney Investigator Richard Slader. “It is a closed case.”
Vazquez and Mejia-Mejia had been shot in the head.
San Diego, CA: Elderly Calif. man kills rival, is shot by police
By The Associated Press
Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 3:33 p.m.
SAN DIEGO — A 68-year-old man killed by San Diego police after he gunned down a rival in a love triangle had left a note foreshadowing his death, his friend said Thursday.
Deborah Ellis said she worried John Evans was suicidal when he came to her crying and saying he could not live without his ex-girlfriend the night before he confronted his ex and shot her 64-year-old boyfriend at a City Heights apartment.
"I told him to leave it alone, but he would tell me: 'I can't leave it alone. I would much rather die if I can't have her,'" Ellis said, referring to Evans' 50-year-old ex.
Ellis said he left a note at his wood shop, where he also lived, detailing his wishes should anything happen to him.
After the shooting at the apartment, Evans fired on at least one of the officers who responded to the scene, and police returned fire, Lt. Kevin Rooney said.
Nearby complexes were evacuated during the confrontation. Rooney said Evans fell down but raised himself and pointed the gun toward officers. Two officers then fired more shots.
The officers involved have been identified as T.J. Andrews, a K-9 officer with 28 years in the department, and Natalie Stone, a lieutenant with 21 years on the force.
They have been placed on administrative duty, which is routine after officer-involved shootings, police said.
Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 3:33 p.m.
SAN DIEGO — A 68-year-old man killed by San Diego police after he gunned down a rival in a love triangle had left a note foreshadowing his death, his friend said Thursday.
Deborah Ellis said she worried John Evans was suicidal when he came to her crying and saying he could not live without his ex-girlfriend the night before he confronted his ex and shot her 64-year-old boyfriend at a City Heights apartment.
"I told him to leave it alone, but he would tell me: 'I can't leave it alone. I would much rather die if I can't have her,'" Ellis said, referring to Evans' 50-year-old ex.
Ellis said he left a note at his wood shop, where he also lived, detailing his wishes should anything happen to him.
After the shooting at the apartment, Evans fired on at least one of the officers who responded to the scene, and police returned fire, Lt. Kevin Rooney said.
Nearby complexes were evacuated during the confrontation. Rooney said Evans fell down but raised himself and pointed the gun toward officers. Two officers then fired more shots.
The officers involved have been identified as T.J. Andrews, a K-9 officer with 28 years in the department, and Natalie Stone, a lieutenant with 21 years on the force.
They have been placed on administrative duty, which is routine after officer-involved shootings, police said.
Kalamazoo, MI: Man who allegedly stabbed, killed girlfriend had history of domestic violence; Her sister said, 'Someday, he's going to kill you'
Published: Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 6:58 PM Updated: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 8:37 AM
Kathy Jessup | Kalamazoo Gazette
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Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Officers were still at the scene of a fatal stabbing on 633 West North Street this morning.
KALAMAZOO — ”We told her, ‘Someday, he’s gonna kill you’.”
Those words from Bessie Dixon, the older sister of 46-year-old stabbing victim Delores Givhan, allegedly became reality late Tuesday night.
Givhan’s family members say Richard Douglas Riddle, 55, of Kalamazoo, repeatedly stabbed Givhan to death late Tuesday in the last of what they claim was a series of violent domestic confrontations involving the pair.
Riddle is on parole for earlier attacks on Givhan.
As of late Wednesday, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety had not officially released Riddle’s name as the suspect they had in custody. The case was scheduled to go to the Kalamazoo County Prosecutor’s Office for charges early today.
Michigan Department of Corrections records show Riddle was paroled from state prison in November on a conviction stemming from 2006 and 2008 domestic assaults involving Givhan.
“He went to prison for beating her up really bad and was out on parole,” Dixon said Wednesday. “She was very frightened of him and he wouldn’t leave her alone. We told her he was going to kill her.”
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Richard Riddle
Scott Overholt, Kalamazoo County’s personal protection order intake coordinator, said there is no record of Givhan seeking a restraining order against Riddle.
Dixon said her conversations with a person who allegedly witnessed Tuesday night’s stabbing painted shocking images of her sister’s final moments.
“She was begging him and asking him what did she do?” Dixon said a witness told her. “He didn’t have no regrets. He stood over her dying body and say she deserved it and then he walked over her body and left out the door.”
Dixon said she didn’t know what might have touched off the confrontation, but said Riddle may have been looking for her sister for several days.
“He would always go off on her,” said Howard Givhan, of Kalamazoo, the victim’s younger brother. “That’s one of the reasons I told her to stay away.”
According to Dixon, her sister had four children — the youngest, 11, who lives in Kalamazoo with her father — and nine grandchildren. She’s also had two brothers and four sisters.
Dixon described her sister as a “sweet person, the joker of the family.”
“She was not a saint ... and had been in some trouble, minor things,” Dixon said. “She would run away from a fly and maybe that’s why he treated her that way.”
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Delores Givhan
Dixon and Howard Givhan both said later Wednesday that they had not slept since being called around 1 a.m. with the news their sister was dead.
“It hurts when you lose a loved one, period,” Dixon said. “But to lose someone so gruesome like this, you can’t get it out of your head.”
Kalamazoo Public Safety Assistant Chief Brian Uridge said the murder weapon has been recovered and that witnesses are cooperating with investigators and have identified the man police have in custody as Givhan’s attacker.
Uridge said the original 911 call around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday indicated a victim had sustained a stab wound to the arm.
“But the victim was dead at the scene when officers arrived,” he said. “We’re still trying to put it all together. We’re not sure yet what set this off. It’s tragic.”
According to Uridge, investigators are rechecking an earlier department statement that said the assailant left the crime scene in a car with another subject. “We don’t know for sure if there was a second person,” Uridge said.
Killing No.3
Delores Givhan becomes at least the third area woman allegedly killed by a boyfriend in Kalamazoo County since April, while another woman remains missing.
On April 8, Jenny Bickings, 26, was shot in the head in Texas Township by her boyfriend of five years, Michael Cowling, 40, of Kalamazoo, police said. Cowling then killed himself.
On May 22, Courtney Delano, 19, was shot and killed at a Portage apartment complex. Her boyfriend, Rollon Marko, 26, is charged with killing her and her unborn baby.
Contact Kathy Jessup at kjessup@kalamazoogazette.com or 269-388-8590.
Kathy Jessup | Kalamazoo Gazette
View full sizeScott Harmsen | Kalamazoo Gazette
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Officers were still at the scene of a fatal stabbing on 633 West North Street this morning.
KALAMAZOO — ”We told her, ‘Someday, he’s gonna kill you’.”
Those words from Bessie Dixon, the older sister of 46-year-old stabbing victim Delores Givhan, allegedly became reality late Tuesday night.
Givhan’s family members say Richard Douglas Riddle, 55, of Kalamazoo, repeatedly stabbed Givhan to death late Tuesday in the last of what they claim was a series of violent domestic confrontations involving the pair.
Riddle is on parole for earlier attacks on Givhan.
As of late Wednesday, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety had not officially released Riddle’s name as the suspect they had in custody. The case was scheduled to go to the Kalamazoo County Prosecutor’s Office for charges early today.
Michigan Department of Corrections records show Riddle was paroled from state prison in November on a conviction stemming from 2006 and 2008 domestic assaults involving Givhan.
“He went to prison for beating her up really bad and was out on parole,” Dixon said Wednesday. “She was very frightened of him and he wouldn’t leave her alone. We told her he was going to kill her.”
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Richard Riddle
Scott Overholt, Kalamazoo County’s personal protection order intake coordinator, said there is no record of Givhan seeking a restraining order against Riddle.
Dixon said her conversations with a person who allegedly witnessed Tuesday night’s stabbing painted shocking images of her sister’s final moments.
“She was begging him and asking him what did she do?” Dixon said a witness told her. “He didn’t have no regrets. He stood over her dying body and say she deserved it and then he walked over her body and left out the door.”
Dixon said she didn’t know what might have touched off the confrontation, but said Riddle may have been looking for her sister for several days.
“He would always go off on her,” said Howard Givhan, of Kalamazoo, the victim’s younger brother. “That’s one of the reasons I told her to stay away.”
According to Dixon, her sister had four children — the youngest, 11, who lives in Kalamazoo with her father — and nine grandchildren. She’s also had two brothers and four sisters.
Dixon described her sister as a “sweet person, the joker of the family.”
“She was not a saint ... and had been in some trouble, minor things,” Dixon said. “She would run away from a fly and maybe that’s why he treated her that way.”
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Delores Givhan
Dixon and Howard Givhan both said later Wednesday that they had not slept since being called around 1 a.m. with the news their sister was dead.
“It hurts when you lose a loved one, period,” Dixon said. “But to lose someone so gruesome like this, you can’t get it out of your head.”
Kalamazoo Public Safety Assistant Chief Brian Uridge said the murder weapon has been recovered and that witnesses are cooperating with investigators and have identified the man police have in custody as Givhan’s attacker.
Uridge said the original 911 call around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday indicated a victim had sustained a stab wound to the arm.
“But the victim was dead at the scene when officers arrived,” he said. “We’re still trying to put it all together. We’re not sure yet what set this off. It’s tragic.”
According to Uridge, investigators are rechecking an earlier department statement that said the assailant left the crime scene in a car with another subject. “We don’t know for sure if there was a second person,” Uridge said.
Killing No.3
Delores Givhan becomes at least the third area woman allegedly killed by a boyfriend in Kalamazoo County since April, while another woman remains missing.
On April 8, Jenny Bickings, 26, was shot in the head in Texas Township by her boyfriend of five years, Michael Cowling, 40, of Kalamazoo, police said. Cowling then killed himself.
On May 22, Courtney Delano, 19, was shot and killed at a Portage apartment complex. Her boyfriend, Rollon Marko, 26, is charged with killing her and her unborn baby.
Contact Kathy Jessup at kjessup@kalamazoogazette.com or 269-388-8590.
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